The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-22
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AUGUSTA, jan. 21.-The Maine Press AS
sociation today selected Geo. H. Watkins of
Portland, essayist for the ensuing year, and
Anna Sargent Hunt of Augusta, for poet.
For the summer excursion, the Burlington
and Fort Champlain route was selected, and
the time the second week in July. This af-
ternoon the literary exercises occurred in
the Senate chamber, consisting of an essay
by Albro e. Chase of Portland, on William
Caxton, the first English printer and poem
entitled, Our old time journalists. my ideas
Of them and their opinion of me, by Geo. A.
Quimby (our George of Belfast. Speeches
were made by Hon. Hannibal Hamlin and
other honorary members This evening
Howard Owen, Esq, president of the Asso-
citation. received the members at his resi-
dence on Sewall street.
Pennington has Narrow Escape.
FARMINGToN, Jan. 21.-Drummond Hall,
large wooden building on Broadway, OPP
posite the Stoddard House, caught fire from
defective chimney about o'clock this
morning and but for the new fire engine
another great conhagration would surely
have resulted as fierce northwest gale was
blowing at the time. The fire was confined
to the upper part of the building which is
gutted. The first floor of the block is occu-
pied by Lincoln & Richards, dry goods
Byron Farrar, harness maker; L. G. Preston,
meat market. The second floor by l.. l..
Marble, billiard room, and Frank A. Davis,
furniture. All these stocks were badly dam
aged by water and hasty removal. The
total loss is estimated at $4,000, insured.
a Big Gale in North Franklin.
FARMINGToN, Jan. 21.--A fearful north
west gale is reported from Northern Frank
lin county. As the down train on the Frank
lin and Megantic railroad was coming
through Salem this morning. one car was
blown completely over on its side and had to
be left by the track. Nobody was injured
A train on the Sandy River railroad left
Farmington this morning with two engines
and flaDge digger, but no passenger cars
were taken on. 1t is the worst gale reported
for years. The weather is not very cold,
however.
Important Purchase.
RocKLAND, Jan. 21.-F. Cobb.& Co., one of
Roekland's enterprising firms, have bought all
the property belonging to The Atlantic Wharf
anu A~AihO NOuPdng VI hnC
Boston and Bangor Steamboat Company.
The purchase includes Atlantic Wharf and
buildings thereon; ship yard, two kilns,
kiln privileges and adjoining land This
property will be improved by the present
owners.
Poisoned by Canned Beef.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Jan. 21.-Three per-
sons named Litherly, living in Eliot, were
poisoned by eating canned corned beef last
night The daughter and mother cannot
recover, and the husband is in very criti-
cal condition.
The Grand Jury viii Probably Find
No Bill.
LEWISTON, jan 21.-TAe coroner's jury
today agreed upon verdict in the case of
Matilda Clook They find that she came to
her death by dose of drugs or instruments
in the hands Of Z. d. Morrill, who was en-
ployed to perform the act by George f. Dut-
ton.
Died from the operation.G
PENNINGTON, Jan. 21.-Mrs. c. W. Dodge
from whom an ovarian tumor, weighing 40
pounds, was removed Tuesday, died this af-
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